| OutKast is an American hip-hop duo, comprised of | | | | singles, which bore Parks' name. After five years of |
| Andre "Andre 3000" Benjamin (formerly known as | | | | legal contention, the suit was eventually settled with |
| "Dre") and Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. Having sold over | | | | neither OutKast or LaFace Records having to admit |
| 20 million records with six albums under their belt, | | | | any wrongdoing. In 2000, the duo's fourth album, |
| OutKast is easily one of the most successful hip-hop | | | | Stankonia, also debuted at #2 on the album charts and |
| groups of all time. Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, a | | | | would ultimately go quadruple-platinum, thanks in large |
| double album representing a solo album from each | | | | to such hit singles including: B.O.B. (Bombs Over |
| member of the duo, achieved diamond status, selling | | | | Baghdad), So Fresh, So Clean, and Ms. Jackson. Ms. |
| over 10 million units, a feat only two other hip hop | | | | Jackson would become the pair's first pop crossover |
| albums have ever accomplished. OutKast's | | | | hit, achieving the #1 ranking on the US pop singles |
| commercial success corresponds to the duo's critically | | | | chart. In 2001, OutKast would receive two Grammy |
| acclaimed, distinct and experimental sound, which is | | | | Awards, one for Best Rap Album for Stankonia and |
| rare for such a mainstream rap group. | | | | the other for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or |
| Benjamin and Patton, both from Atlanta, Georgia, went | | | | Group for Ms. Jackson. That same year, the duo |
| to the same high school together and would regularly | | | | would release a greatest hits album, Big Boi and Dre |
| engage in rap battles, only to later team up and form | | | | Present...OutKast, which included three new tracks. |
| OutKast. In 1992, the newly formed duo signed to | | | | The following year, OutKast would receive Best Rap |
| LaFace Records and became the label's first hip hop | | | | Performance by a Duo or Group for The Whole |
| act. In 1994, their full length debut, | | | | World, one of the new tracks off the record. |
| Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik, which included hits such | | | | In 2003, OutKast released a double album, |
| as Git up, Git Out and Player's Ball, which would reach | | | | Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The album, which |
| #1 on the Billboard Rap Chart. OutKast's second album, | | | | was basically two solo albums by each member, |
| ATLiens, released in 1996, reached #2 on the US | | | | would ultimately become the duo's best selling album |
| album charts and includes hits, ATLiens and Elevators | | | | debuting on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart at #1 and |
| (Me and You), which would become the group's first | | | | achieving diamond status. Hits such as The Way You |
| Top 20 hit. | | | | Move, Hey Ya, and "Roses" would keep the album at |
| Outkast's third album, Aquemini, also reached the #2 | | | | the top of the charts for several weeks. The album |
| position on the charts at the time of its release in 1998. | | | | would go on to win the Grammy Award for the 2004 |
| The album earned the very rare "5 Mic" rating from | | | | "Album of the Year". OutKast's next album will be the |
| The Source magazine, which is equivalent to a 5 out | | | | soundtrack to their film Idlewild, which is scheduled to |
| of 5 rating. A year later, the duo ran into legal troubles | | | | be released on August 22, 2006. |
| with Rosa Parks over the title of one of the album's | | | | |